Chapter 7 of Bobby Blake on a Plantation is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Bobby Blake on a Plantation is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT RISK OF LIFE For a moment Bobby’s heart stood still. The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible. Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice: “Fire! Fire!
Chapter 7 of Bobby Blake on a Plantation is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a continuing very loud noise
From this reading “Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:”
possessive form of “bobby” — an informal term for a British policeman
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading “The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.”
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.”
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading “Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “AT RISK OF LIFE For a moment Bobby’s heart stood still.”
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:”
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading “The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.”
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In this reading “The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.”
In this reading “The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.”
In this reading “Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:”
In this reading “AT RISK OF LIFE For a moment Bobby’s heart stood still.”
In this reading “Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:”
temporarily
In this reading “AT RISK OF LIFE For a moment Bobby’s heart stood still.”
In this reading “Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AT RISK OF LIFE For a moment Bobby’s heart stood still.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT RISK OF LIFE For a moment Bobby’s heart stood still.
a continuing very loud noise
From this reading Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:
possessive form of “bobby” — an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading AT RISK OF LIFE For a moment Bobby’s heart stood still.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:
start firing a weapon
From this reading “Fire!
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AT RISK OF LIFE For a moment Bobby’s heart stood still.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading AT RISK OF LIFE For a moment Bobby’s heart stood still.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading AT RISK OF LIFE For a moment Bobby’s heart stood still.
a particular point in time
From this reading AT RISK OF LIFE For a moment Bobby’s heart stood still.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT RISK OF LIFE For a moment Bobby’s heart stood still.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:
capable of happening or existing
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading AT RISK OF LIFE For a moment Bobby’s heart stood still.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
not in physical motion
From this reading AT RISK OF LIFE For a moment Bobby’s heart stood still.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading AT RISK OF LIFE For a moment Bobby’s heart stood still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next instant he had slammed the door shut, so as to prevent the spread of the flames as much as possible.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then he raced through the hall, banging on the doors of the various rooms and shouting at the top of his voice:
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